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Trump’s been railing against the electromagnetic catapults on the Navy’s newest carriers for years. Now, he’s pushing a return to steam.

Trump’s been railing against the electromagnetic catapults on the Navy’s newest carriers for years. Now, he’s pushing a return to steam.

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After years of criticizing the new electromagnetic catapults on the US Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, President Donald Trump is now officially pushing for a return to steam-powered systems for a future carrier.The first Navy aircraft carrier to use electromagnetic catapults to launch aircraft was USS Gerald R. Ford, setting a…